Best Rhythm Guitarist

Subject: Best Rhythm Guitarist Wed May 20, 2009 11:11 pm

Who's the best rhythm guitarist (or favorite, as this is what it'll inevitably be)?

I would say:

Max Cavalera
James Hetfield (go listen to "Trapped Under Ice" and see what I mean)

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Tony Iommi

Dinky Do Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43

James is an amazing rhythm guitar player. Some of my favs or best would be

Jon Schaffer
Oscar Dronjak**
Scott Ian
Jeff Loomis (His leads are amazing as well)
Metal Mike Chlasciak
Dimebag (His riffs are amazing)
Zakk Wylde (Again a better rhythm player then lead IMO)

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Jimmy Page - I can think of few other players that could handle the breadth of stylistic changes the way he could...equally brilliant on acoustic and electric.

Jimi Hendrix - When people think of Hendrix, they always focus on the solos...which is a mistake because his chordal vocabulary was staggering. His rhythm work is still hard as hell to play to this day, again a player that was comfortable integrating many different styles of music into his own personal conception.

Malcolm Young - The machine that's kept AC/DC running for all these years.

Robert Fripp - Good luck trying to figure out the chords this dude plays...

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It's too hard to pick just one but here are some of my favorites.

Tommy T. Baron
James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Jeff Waters
Scott Ian
Dimebag
Mike Clark
Max Cavalera
Eric Peterson
Bobby Gustafson

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Dave Mustaine
Malcolm Young
Robert Fripp
Steve Cropper
Jimi Hendrix
Scott Gorham
Paul Stanley
Joe Satriani
SRV
Cesar Rosas
Elliot Easton
Jimmy Page
Bruce Fitzhugh
Rich Robinson
John Frusciante
Jeff Martin

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Quote :: Jeff Martin

You mean the singer from Racer X and the drummer from Badlands?

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Troublezone wrote:

Quote :: Jeff Martin

You mean the singer from Racer X and the drummer from Badlands?

No the Singer/Guitarist from The Tea Party.

Subject: Re: Best Rhythm Guitarist Thu May 21, 2009 1:41 am

Eddie Van Halen, of course, but I'm sure that's implied in anything I post really.

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James Hetfield
Kerry King
Jeff Hanneman

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Mick Cocks (Rose Tattoo)
Lobby Lloyde (Aztecs, Coloured Balls)
Ed Kuepper (The Saints)
John Brewster (The Angels)
Ronnie Wood (Faces)
Keith Richards (Stones)
Tawl Ross (Funkadelic)
Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)

etc..............................

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Alex Lifeson

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James Hetfield is an amazing rhythm guitarist indeed, and also one of my favourites.

I agree with Detuned on Malcolm Young for the exact same reason.

Subject: Re: Best Rhythm Guitarist Thu May 21, 2009 8:36 am

Eric Peterson
Dave Mustaine
Oz Fox

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Paul Stanley
Dave Mustaine
Pete Townshend

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Mglaffas81 wrote:: James Hetfield is an amazing rhythm guitarist indeed, and also one of my favourites.

I agree with Detuned on Malcolm Young for the exact same reason.

Agree with both - I see someone finally added Paul Stanley.

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Malcolm Young

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Good to see someone mention Metal Mike.

Mustaine
Keith Richards
Jeff Loomis

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Tony Iommi
Ross the Boss
Mats Björkman

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Johnny Ramone!!

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Malcolm Young

Dinky Do Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43

Detuned you hit the nail on the coffin with Hendrix. Although I am not a fan at all really, his rhythms are amazing.

Christofer Johnsson - Therion
Max Cavalera
Alex Lifeson - Amazing rhythm guitar player

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Dimebag (Pantera)
Kerry King (Slayer)
Dallas-Toler Wade (Nile)
Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel)
Dave Suzuki (Vital Remains, Deicide)
Pat O' Brien (Cannibal Corpse, Nevermore, Monstrosity)
Ralpah Santolla (Deicide, Iced Earth, Death, Obituary)

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